Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Sciuridae > Funambulus sublineatus > Funambulus sublineatus obscurus

Funambulus sublineatus obscurus (Ceylon Dusky-striped Palm Squirrel)

Synonyms: Funambulus obscurus (homotypic); Sciurus palmarum var. obscura (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The dusky palm squirrel (Funambulus obscurus) is the Sri Lankan form (formerly subspecies F. s. obscurus) of squirrels collectively known as dusky-palm squirrels. It is a species of rodent in the family Sciuridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Known as පුංචි ලේනා (punchi lena) or "batu lena" in the Sinhala language.
View Wikipedia Record: Funambulus sublineatus obscurus

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Funambulus sublineatus obscurus

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0